He is One...

And he was pretty excited about his party...


Now for a picture overload...
Check out his cute "1" baseball onsie...
(thanks Angie)

Now for the Concessions...

With ballpark brats and nachos...

A baseball cake...

and a top view

(missing a stitch because some little person couldn't keep their hands from touching)

My two cuties having some cake...Cake smashing...

Ohhh...how I lOVE that face!!

And this face even more...

The Cupcakes...

The treat bags...

And another face that I love....

His Favorite present...

Mickey...

He wouldn't put it down...

And the swing...

another favorite...
He giggled and squeeled when his sisters pushed him.


And a few One year old pictures...

I can't imagine our lives without him in it!

He is perfect and full of it and

we can't get enough of him!

Is it possible...

that my baby is really 3 years old? It doesn't seem like three years has passed since she came into our lives.

This was the year that she "got it" about the birthday business. We kept asking her what she wanted and her reply was "a butterfly cake" and that was all...

The morning of her birthday, I was downstairs working and she was sleeping in our bed. She woke her dad up and said to him "I want to see my presents".

Grandma Tracy stopped by on her way to work to give her a present to open. She was so excited for her new little outfit.

The whole day we spent playing, bumming, and making a butterfly cake. Just as fast as I could ice the cake, she was eating the frosting.

She got her butterfly cake...

She wanted a scooter like Anistons and we found one with butterflies on it. She was so excited. She is so graceful and so coordinated. She hopped on the scooter and down the sidewalk she went.

I just love this girl. She is so full of it. She has the cutest little facial expressions. She is so animated. She loves to hug and kiss. She still loves her 2 bankies. She loves her big sister. She loves being outside with her dad. She loves to change her clothes at least 2 times a day. She loves coke. She loves treats. She loves her Grandma Tracy. She loves bedtime and every night says to me "mommy, me close my eyes?" She loves to ride her big bike. She loves the song Big Green Tractor and insists on hearing it everytime we get in the car. She loves the color purple. She loves to let her mommy kiss her soft little neck.

And her mommy loves her more than words can say!

Better late than never...

right? I really don't know where this last month has gone...

My sweet little girl turned 7 last month. We had been talking birthday for months. She changed her mind about what she "really wanted" a million times and the week before her birthday she decided that she wanted a bigger bike. This is how it went...

Me: really you just got a bike last year!

Aniston: I know, but all my friends have a big bike with hand breaks!

Me: You are not going to get a new bike every year. I shared a little red Schwin with my sister for years. It was handed down to us from our cousins!

Aniston: I know, but all my friends have big bikes...

Me: Oh, Aniston.

Aniston: You are not going to talk me out of this mom!

I used to could talk this child out of anything. But I guess those days are over. What do you do? It was all that she wanted? So, guess what?

We gave in... She got the big bike. Now so help me if we have to buy a new bike for the next 4 to 5 years!!

We decided to hide the bike and send her on a scavanger hunt. We gave her clues and she had to read them to us and then find the next one.

Then we had the friend party. The dreaded friend party. 12 little girls, squealing and laughing= a crazied mother(me). My sister and my mom came to help me. They are awesome and I love them for coming to my rescue!!

We had a "Rockstar" themed party. I made little backstage passes for the invitations. They got to make a necklace, get their fingernails and toenails painted, and then sing on the Wii with all the best Disney shows songs.
We then had our family party. I decided to make Cafe' Rio Pork Salads for dinner. We played a little Guitar Hero in the back yard, and had some Guitar cake made by me.



(I am going to master cake decorating. It just may take me a few more years and a million more tries!)

I love being able to spend the day that my sweet girl was given to me, with all of our family!

It's a little hard to believe that she is 7! I don't want her to grow up anymore. I want her to stay my little baby forever!

I just love her. I love that she always has a song in her head and is always singing. I love that she can't wait for school to start. I love that when I am not watching she is so sweet with her sister. I love that she loves to still cuddle with me. I love that she wants to help me set the table everynight. I love that she loves to color and design stuff. I love that she is silly! I love it when she laughs.

I just love her so much, I really, really, do!